Dead Men Walk is a 64 minute, 1943, USA, black-and-white horror film produced by Sigmund Neufeld for Producers Releasing Corporation (aka PRC). It is an original story and screenplay by Fred Myton, starring George Zucco, Mary Carlisle, Nedrick Young and Dwight Frye, directed by Sam Newfield. It was originally distributed by PRC and reissued in the USA in 1948 by Madison Pictures Inc..

Plot Summary

The story involves a kindly small-town physician Doctor Lloyd Clayton (George Zucco), who attends the funeral of his twin brother, the evil magic (paranormal)ian Elwyn, whom he has secretly murdered because of the latter's deep involvement in the occult sciences. Evil Elwyn's hunchback assistant Zolarr (Dwight Frye) suspects the good doctor of doing away with his master and confronts him on this matter, but the doctor swears that he only acted in self-defense when his brother had become a danger to society. Unfortunately, the evil twin brother had gone too far meddling with the dark arts before his demise, and with the help of his assistant he returns to life as a vampire. The doctor and his beautiful young niece, Gayle Clayton (Mary Carlisle) soon discover that evil forces still are at work even after Elwyn's funeral and are horrified to learn that the resurrected Elwyn is set on a gruesome revenge against his brother and his niece.

Cast

• George Zucco as Dr. Lloyd Clayton / Dr. Elwyn Clayton
• Mary Carlisle as Gayle Clayton
• Nedrick Young as Dr. David Bentley
• Dwight Frye as Zolarr
• Fern Emmett as Kate
• Robert Strange as Wilkins (Harper in credits)
• Hal Price as Sheriff Losen
• Sam Flint as Minister

See also

List of films in the public domain

Category:1940s horror films
Category:1943 films
Category:American films
Category:Black-and-white films
Category:English-language films
Category:Producers Releasing Corporation films
Category:Vampires in film
Category:Films directed by Sam Newfield